Professional Emgineer: Town Planning at Nelson Mandela Bay Metro

Qualifications and experience required:

• Relevant tertiary qualification, preferably an Honours degree in Urban Design or equivalent Planning degree.
• Registered as a Professional Planner/architect/urban designer.
• Computer literate in MS Office applications.
• A valid Code EB driver’s licence.
• Five to eight years’ relevant experience.

Key attributes and competencies:

• Proficient oral and written communication skills in English and at least one other official local language.
• Analytical, technical and communication skills in assessing, understanding and delivering business requirements.
• Good report-writing skills.
• Good organisational, problem-solving, and supervisory skills.
• Must have budgetary control experience.
• The incumbent must have a good understanding of professional application of relevant legislative and Council requirements.

The incumbent will be responsible for:

• Providing support and guidance to the Municipality with respect to the Integrated Development Planning process guiding the coordinated development of the Metro by:
• Analysing Land Use policies and strategies, socio-economic/geographic information and legislative requirements.
• Undertaking strategic planning.
• Undertaking technical evaluation of land use applications.
• Undertaking and ensuring that Land Use Management (Control/Enforcement) facilitates orderly development.
• Interpreting planning information pertaining to specific development initiatives.
• Monitoring land use management trends on a city-wide basis and be able to identify policy and process interventions to support achievement of the Municipality’s spatial development plans.
• Demonstrating the ability to analyse complex issues and identify a range of practical options and solutions to address the problems or opportunities.
• Vigilantly watching over project processes, tasks, and work products to ensure freedom from errors, omissions, or defects.
• Initiating action to correct quality problems or notifies others of quality issues as appropriate; and gathering information on the probability of success and the consequences of failure.
• Maintaining and updating project and programme databases and specific changes in service level dimensions.
• Compiling investigational reports and/or responses to correspondence and queries.

Job purpose:

• Addressing the total social and physical environment of the Metro, taking cognisance of the statutory, physical, demographic, economic, sociological, parameters and how these influences and are influenced by local, regional and national development policies as well as in the management and administration of this section. Providing support and guidance associated with providing a professional town planning service for the Metro, analysing policies, strategies, socio-economic/geographical information and/or legislative requirements supporting the Housing and Land service delivery objectives as defined in the IDP and Business Plan. Providing support and guidance associated with providing a professional town planning service for the Metro, formulation of spatial development framework plans, formulation of policies and analysing policies and strategies, socio-economic/geographical information, and/or legislative requirements supporting Land Planning Management and service delivery objectives as defined in the IDP and Business Plan of the Unit.
• As part of the selection process, candidates may be tested on any requirement, skill or competency, which will include pre-employment screening, medical examination, security vetting and psychometric assessment.
• Fringe benefits will include membership of a Retirement Fund, Medical Aid Scheme, Group Life Assurance Scheme, participation in a Housing Subsidy and Car Schemes (subject to the conditions of the various Schemes), and normal leave and sick leave benefits.

CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS: FRIDAY, 20 FEBRUARY 2026 BEFORE 14:00